A foreign domestic worker in Hong Kong in February, amid the coronavirus outbreak. Few have suffered more during the city’s pandemic restrictions than the hundreds of thousands of women, mainly from the Philippines and Indonesia, who work as domestic helpers. Photo: AFP
Sick domestic workers left homeless and jobless in Hong Kong after catching Covid-19, highlights a deeper problem
- Dozens of domestic workers who tested positive for Covid-19 have been left homeless and many say they’ve faced other forms of discrimination and abuse
- Advocates say the recent crisis highlights the need to revise the rule forcing domestic workers to live in the same house as their Hong Kong employer
